VI UCLG World Congress

Date: 11-15 November, 2019

Venue: Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa

UCLG World Congress is a major event for local governments worldwide. The Congress gathers over 3000 representatives of towns and cities, megalopolises and regions, civil society, business world and academia from all over the globe. This Congress is a great opportunity to make a report and present your city at the international arena.

The UCLG World Congress is held once every three years and has gained an enviable reputation in the international community over the years of its existence. For many years this high-level event has been most frequently mentioned and expected by local and regional governments.

Congress 2019 will present information on the progress in the achievement of the SDGs and their impact on the local level. The programme of the Congress is rich in meetings of various formats, where key areas of urban development will be discussed. Results of the three-year work will be summed up; festive events dedicated to the fifteenth anniversary of UCLG will take place.

During the Congress an election of governing bodies of the World Organization will be held. A president, co-presidents, vice-presidents, members of the World Council and the Executive Bureau of UCLG for 2019-2022 will be elected. We invite mayors to submit applications for election to governing bodies of UCLG.

Durban is the third most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town. It is located in the eThekwini city district. Durban is the busiest port, one of the major centers of tourism. Here Mahatma Gandhi spent his youth and created the philosophy Satyagraha about a non-violent struggle for independence.

Official web-site of the Congress

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